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NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 7214 · Tabled 5 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2026

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Asked by Iqbal Mohamed

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NHS England applies when assessing the robustness of statistical methodologies used to evaluate digital health pilots; and whether Federated Data Platform pilot evaluations were subje

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 16 Jun 2026

Experience from managing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for an NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) to bring together data from multiple different systems in one secure place to help NHS staff make better decisions about patient...